JetBlue Airways Reaches Deal To Use SAF At JFK
JetBlue Airways has signed a 12-month agreement with Florida-based World Fuel Services to facilitate the delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help power some of the carrier’s flights from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The SAF blend will be supplied by Texas-based Valero Energy Corp., also a party to the accord. […]
United Is First Airline to Purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for O’Hare International Airport
United became the first airline to purchase sustainable aviation fuel1 (SAF) for use at O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Governor JB Pritzker joined the airline’s leadership at ORD to highlight the role that Illinois’ SAF tax credits played in bringing sustainable aviation fuel to one of the largest airports in the U.S. SAF producer Neste […]
IAG and Repsol agree the largest purchase of SAF in Spain
International Airlines Group (IAG) has reached an agreement with the multi-energy company Repsol for the purchase and supply during the next six months of more than 28,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The SAF provided by Repsol will be used by the IAG airlines flying from Spanish airports, including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, […]
Air connectivity rankings reflect long and short-run factors
Global air connectivity rankings have shifted noticeably over the past decade, influenced by both long-run trends and short-run developments. Long-term factors, such as demographics, incomes, and prices, drive air passenger demand and, consequently, air connectivity. Emerging markets and developing countries have experienced favorable changes in these factors, supporting their rise in the connectivity ranking. Notably, […]
ACI World and Airbus strengthen global cooperation to decarbonize aviation
Airports Council International (ACI) World and Airbus have signed a cooperation agreement to support the industry’s efforts to reduce the environmental impact of aviation. This partnership leverages the strengths of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer and the largest and most important international association of airports to make significant progress in both decarbonizing aviation and mitigating […]
American Airlines commits to conditional purchase of 100 ZeroAvia hydrogen-powered engines, increases investment in hydrogen-electric innovator
American Airlines announced that it has entered into a conditional purchase agreement with clean aviation innovator ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines intended to power regional jet aircraft with zero inflight emissions save for water vapor. In addition, American has increased its investment in ZeroAvia. American made its first investment in ZeroAvia in 2022 and has […]
Aviation needs a louder voice: John Rodgerson, CEO, Azul
John Rodgerson, CEO of Azul, tells Graham Newton, for Airlines Magazine, that aviation must continue to shout about being a force for good. What can you tell us about Azul’s strategy? Azul has an extensive network in Brazil, and we serve 100 cities that are unique to our network. Our driver remains accessing demand that […]
Innovative aviation liquid hydrogen project launched
An innovative aviation hydrogen handling and refuelling project, led by Airbus and supported by academic partners, airport operators and leading hydrogen-industry companies, has been launched to demonstrate small-scale liquid hydrogen aircraft ground operations at three European airports. The urge to decarbonise our economy and to develop Europe’s energy independence is leading to a major trend […]
WestJet joins IATA schedule data exchange programme at CAPA Airline Leader Summit
CAPA – Centre for Aviation, via its official LinkedIn account, announced (09-May-2024) WestJet Group EVP and CCO John Weatherill and IATA regional VP Americas Peter Cerdá signed an agreement for the LCC to join IATA’s schedule data exchange programme… Imagen: X@CAPA_Aviation
Virgin Atlantic’s Flight100 saved 95 tonnes of CO2 and demonstrated environmental benefits of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Virgin Atlantic has shared headline results from Flight100, the first transatlantic flight on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), proving not only that the SAF used for the flight is safe to use with existing infrastructure and delivers material reductions in CO2, but can also improve local air quality, contribute to a reduction on persistent contrail […]
